Aquatic Weed ID Guide
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Curly-leaf Pondweed
(Potamogeton crispus)
Curly-leaf pondweed leaves are green with a reddish hue. The wavy margins on the sides of its leaves make this plant easy to identify. Curly-leaf pondweed thrives in the early spring before most pond weeds are prevalent.